S-043 - Asset Integrity Management Review
Asset Integrity is a key risk for the oil and gas industry – both upstream and downstream. As for example sadly demonstrated by the Deep Water Horizon Blow Out Preventer failure back in 2010, incidents have the potential to cause death, injury and serious environmental damage. In addition, the damage to the business can be serious or even devastating. It is therefore imperative that an oil and gas operator has an adequate management system to deliver Asset Integrity in their (production) facilities. Triple EEE Management Support has the expertise and experience to assess the effectiveness of such a system and provide advice for a focused improvement program.
This service can be tailored to meet the client requirements – for example it can be a standalone Asset Integrity review or it can be integrated with a Process Safety review.
The purpose of the Asset Integrity Management Review is to:
- assess the strength and effectiveness of the management framework;
- analyze operational performance and internal assurance programs;
- identify opportunities for improvement;
- develop a manageable and measurable focused improvement program.
This last activity is optional, as the client may prefer to do this in-house.
For optimum effectiveness, the review has been structured into 2 phases, starting with a pre-review, typically by the Triple EEE review leader, during which the detailed execution will be defined with the Site Management Team and the logistical arrangements will be made (site visit permits, etc). In addition, the key asset information and other relevant documentation will be made available to the review team for preparation and familiarization purposes.
A few weeks later, the review team will visit for a series of interviews and spot checks of inspection/maintenance records, asset status, etc. During the visit, the team of Triple EEE technical experts will inspect the site(s).
Triple EEE uses a structured methodology to compare the established systems in Engineering, Operations, Maintenance and Inspection against a virtual performance measure of the Asset Integrity Management system and best practice.
Triple EEE will prepare a report of findings and recommendations for improvements covering:
- Leadership and Commitment
- Resources, Organization, Roles and Responsibilities
- Standards, Procedures and Planning
- Risk Management
- Data Management
- Change Management
- Implementation Performance Monitoring
- Integrity Assurance Process – Audit and Review
- Control, Correction and Improvement Proposals
In the close out meeting this report will be discussed with the Management Team and other interested parties.
If so included in the scope or contracted separately, Triple EEE will – jointly with the client team – draw up a detailed Focused Improvement Plan. The plan will include estimates of required resources, budgets and schedule requirements and will be linked to a desired enhancement against the virtual performance measure and best practice. It will be possible to monitor such progress over the next few years following the review.
In the event that there is doubt about the actual integrity status of (some of) the client’s equipment, Triple EEE can at the client’s request carry out specific equipment integrity reviews.
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